Indiana University Men’s Soccer announces game time change for the Home Match with Rutgers on October 29th
Indiana men’s soccer announced important gameday updates for Sunday’s Oct. 29 match against Rutgers, originally scheduled for 1pm. Kickoff for IU’s regular season finale has been updated to 12:30pm matching time changes around the conference. Due the 1 p.m. start time for the IU men’s basketball exhibition game against Indianapolis, the normal parking opportunities for home IU men’s soccer matches will not be available Sunday. If you are attending the men’s soccer match, gameday parking will be available at: Parking lot across from St. Paul’s Church off 17th Street and Fee Lane Garage (also referred to as the Kelley School of Business garage) – 709 N Fee Lane. Additionally, Sunday’s match will not be ticketed, and fans may attend the match for free.
Indiana University Women’s Soccer ends the Regular Season with a 2-0 win over Maryland
No. 19 Indiana (11-2-4, 5-2-2 B1G) shutout Maryland, 2-0, at Ludwig Field to set the single-season shutout record with their 10th clean sheet this season. The win clinched IU the fifth seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers put on the pressure early with pair of shots on goal from senior midfielder Sofia Black in the 10th minute followed by another chance from junior defender Camille Hamm in the 12th minute but were unable to convert. Graduate forward Paige Webber got the job done on a breakaway down the stretch. Senior midfielder Anna Bennett skipped one down the left side of the field as Webber took a few dribbles before striking the right side of the net for the goal. Black saw another opportunity in the 23rd minute, but the Terps back line would step in for the save. In the 28th minute, Abbey Iler saw another dangerous opportunity as she headed one right inside the goalie box making Maryland’s keeper jump for the save. Junior defender Lauren Costello scored on a free kick from Anna Bennet in the 67th minute. Bennett sent a cross into the box while four Hoosiers went for the goal, but Costello was able to get to it as she knocked into the far-right side of the net.
The Hoosiers finish the season with a 12-2-4 record and a 6-2-2 finish in the Big Ten. With the win, IU clinches a spot in the Big Ten Tournament, their first since 2019. Indiana’s six conference wins ties the program record which has been accomplished in 1998, 2013 and the 2020-21 seasons. The Hoosiers finished the season with only two losses and earned the most points in program history with 20. IU outshot the Terrapins 17-5, 7-1 in shots on goal. The Hoosiers also held a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks. Webber netted her 12th goal of the season and the 18th of her career. She has tallied five game winning goals on the season. Costello scored her second goal on the year. Bennett’s two assists give her nine on the season, tallying 14 on her career. Her nine assists are the second most in a single season tied with Rebecca Candler (2013). Candler set the record with 10 in the 2012 season. Jamie Gerstenberg and the Hoosiers earned their 10th shutout this season to set the single-season shutout record. She picked up one save on the afternoon while Indiana’s backline helped hold the Terrapins to only one shot on goal. The Birkenwerder, Germany, native is ranked in the top-10 with 131 career saves. She holds the career shutout record with 25 and is tied fifth with 22 career victories. The Hoosiers will travel to No. 4 seeded Penn State on Sunday, Oct. 29. Kickoff will air live on B1G+ with the game time still to be announced. IU will appear in their first Big Ten Tournament since 2019 where they fell 1-0 against No. 2 seeded Rutgers in the first round. The tournament bracket along with ticket information can be found here: Tournament Central
Indiana University Volleyball beats Ohio State in a five-set thriller Saturday Night
The Indiana Volleyball team, paced by 15 kills from graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg survived a five-set battle with Ohio State on Saturday night in Wilkinson Hall. A near three-hour match saw the Hoosiers fend off a late push from the visitors to win the decisive fifth set and close out a 3-2 victory (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13) to end the first half of the Big Ten season. IU moved to 6-4 in the conference this year, matching IU’s best ever 10-game start to league play (1985).
Freshman libero Ramsey Gary was outstanding defensively, digging a career-high 26 balls. Three other Hoosiers had nine digs while the team dug 72 as a whole. IU’s block came to life with 13.0 total team blocks. It also added 10 aces from the service line. Ohio State All-American outside hitter Emily Londot went for 25 kills but was forced into 12 attacking errors. The loss by the Buckeyes was the first to an unranked opponent this season. IU takes this win into a run of four-straight matches away from home, beginning with a contest in Champaign at Huff Hall against Illinois on Wednesday night at 8:00pm on the Big Ten Network.
Ohio State outhit IU on the evening, .241-.181, while producing one more kill with six fewer errors on 15 fewer swings. Londot went for 25 kills (.183) while senior middle blocker Rylee Rader had 12 kills (.478) with just one error. The Hoosiers won the battle defensively and at the service line, tallying more blocks (13-8) and more aces (10-7) with each team totaling 72 digs. Gary had the match high with 26 digs. IU’s five-set victory ensured a 6-4 start to league play over the first 10 games. That matches the best start (1985) to a conference season in program history across the opening 10 contests. The 16 wins on the season matches the most (2018 and 2022) in a single season in the tenure of head coach Steve Aird with 10 contests still to play.
Mackenzie Holmes makes Third-Straight Appearance on the Lisa Leslie Preseason Award watch list
Graduate student forward Mackenize Holmes is one of 20 players on the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award preseason watch list, announced by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The award recognizes the top centers in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.
Holmes appears on the Lisa Leslie award preseason watch list for the third consecutive season and was a Top 10 finalist in 2022-23. A three-time first team All-American last season, she is a unanimous preseason all-Big Ten honoree from the coaches and was also selected by the media vote, enters her fifth and final season with the Hoosiers in 2023-24. The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous selection for All-Big Ten first teams in 2022-23, the Gorham, Maine native averaged 22.3 points (second in B1G), a team-high 7.8 rebounds and shot a NCAA second-best 68.0 percent from the floor. Holmes led the Hoosiers in scoring on 25 occasions as a senior while posting double figures in 31 games, scoring 20 points 19 times and three 30-point scoring efforts. Her nine double-doubles led the team, as six of her double-doubles occurred in conference play which ranks eighth all-time in a single season. She also led the league in blocks (58) and blocks per game (1.9) and averages 1.1 steals (35) per game. Holmes is now in the top five in scoring in school history (1,897) and second in all-time blocks (208).
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds that started last Friday. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Leslie and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee, where a winner will be selected. The winner of the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), and the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward), in addition to the Men’s Starting Five. The Hoosiers have additional candidates on the Ann Meyers Drysdale award-Sara Scalia and Cheryl Miller award-Yarden Garzon.
Indiana University Football Linebacker Aaron Casey nominated for the Wuerffel Trophy
The Wuerffel Foundation, a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire greater service and unity in our communities, announced The Wuerffel Trophy nomination list for the 2023 season and Indiana football’s Aaron Casey was among the FBS student-athletes on the nominated for the prestigious award. Through seven weeks in 2023, Casey leads the Big Ten in tackles for loss at 8.0 and is tied for No. 7 in sacks with 3.0. His 50 tackles are No. 6 in the conference and includes three double-digit tackle games, so far. He piled up 13 stops versus Akron, 11 versus Ohio State and 10 versus Louisville in Lucas Oil Stadium. He has at least one TFL five of six games in 2023, with 3.0 of those coming versus Louisville and 2.0 at Michigan.
Along with his play on the field, Casey is a part of Hoosiers for Good, a non-profit that partners charitable organizations with student athletes who use their influence and leadership to help Indiana communities thrive. Casey works with RecycleForce, an organization that is committed to reducing crime through employment and job training, while improving the environment through electronics recycling. College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service, and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports, The Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service. The Wuerffel Trophy embodies Danny’s commitment to being a humanitarian, while honoring a student-athlete who is inspired to serve others and make a positive impact on society.
Nominations for the award were made by the respective universities and semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 2. The finalists will be announced on November 28 and the formal announcement of the 2023 recipient is scheduled to be made on December 7 during The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. The presentation of the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy will take place February 17, 2024, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
Seven former Indiana University Men’s Basketball players open their NBA Season’s this evening
Seven former Indiana Hoosiers are on active rosters as the NBA begins its 78th regular season this evening. OG Anunoby, Toronto Raptors, NBA Draft: Selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2017 NBA Draft, NBA Teams: Seventh season (Toronto: 2017-pres.), Career Averages: 11.6ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.5apg, 1.2spg, 0.5bpg on .471/.375/.744 shooting splits, 2022-23 Averages: 16.8ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.0apg, 1.9spg, 0.7bpg on .476/.387/.838 shooting splits, Accolades and accomplishments: 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 2022-23 NBA steals leader, 2019 NBA Champion
Thomas Bryant, Miami Heat, NBA Draft: Selected 42nd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2017 NBA Draft – rights traded to the Lakers, NBA Teams: Seventh season (Los Angeles (L): 2017-18, ’22-23; Washington: 2018-22; Denver: 2022-23; Miami: 2023-pres.), Career Averages: 10.1ppg, 5.7rpg, 1.1apg, 0.3spg, 0.8bpg on .598/.366/.757 shooting splits, 2022-23 Averages: 9.8ppg, 5.7rpg, 0.5apg, 0.3spg, 0.5bpg on .623/.441/.738 shooting splits, Accolades and accomplishments: 2023 NBA Champion, All-Big Ten Third Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
Eric Gordon, Phoenix Suns, NBA Draft: Selected 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2008 NBA Draft, NBA Teams: 16th season (Los Angeles (C): 2008-11, ’22-23; New Orleans: 2011-16; Houston: 2016-23; Phoenix: 2023-pres.), Career Averages: 16.0ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.8apg, 0.8spg, 0.3bpg on .429/.371/.811 shooting splits, 2022-23 Averages: 12.4ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.7apg, 0.6spg, 0.4bpg on .446/.371/.821 shooting splits, Accolades and accomplishments: 2008-09 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, 2016-17 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, 13,119 career NBA points ranks fourth all time by an IU alum (Walt Bellamy – 20,941; Isiah Thomas – 18,822; Tom Van Arsdale – 14,232), Freshman All-American, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Jalen Hood-Schifino, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Draft: Selected 17th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA Draft, NBA Teams: First season (Los Angeles (L): 2023-pres.), Career Averages: n/a, 2022-23 Averages: n/a, Accolades and accomplishments: Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten Second Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Golden State Warriors, NBA Draft: Selected 57th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2023 NBA Draft – rights traded to the Warriors.
NBA Teams: First season (Golden State: 2023-pres.), Career Averages: n/a, 2022-23 Averages: n/a, Accolades and accomplishments: Consensus All-American, Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team, two-time All-Big Ten Defensive Team
Victor Oladipo, Houston Rockets, NBA Draft: Selected 2nd overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA Draft, NBA Teams: 11th season (Orlando: 2013-16; Oklahoma City: 2016-17; Indiana: 2017-21; Houston: 2020-21, ’23-pres.; Miami: 2021-23), Career Averages: 16.9ppg, 4.5rpg, 3.9apg, 1.6spg, 0.5bpg on .436/.347/.788 shooting splits, 2022-23 Averages: 10.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 3.5apg, 1.4spg, 0.3bpg on .397/.330/.747 shooting splits, Accolades and accomplishments: 2017-18 All-NBA Third Team, 2017-18 NBA All-Defensive First Team, 2017-18 NBA Most Improved Player, 2017-18 NBA steals leader, two-time NBA All-Star, 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2023 NBA runner-up, Consensus All-American, NABC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, All-Big Ten Defensive Team
Cody Zeller, New Orleans Pelicans, NBA Draft: Selected 4th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2013 NBA Draft, NBA Teams: 11th season (Charlotte: 2013-21; Portland: 2021-22; Miami: 2022-23; New Orleans: 2023-pres.), Career Averages: 8.4ppg, 5.9rpg, 1.4apg, 0.6spg, 0.6bpg on .522/.218/.730 shooting splits
2022-23 Averages: 6.5ppg, 4.3rpg, 0.7apg, 0.2spg, 0.3bpg on .627/–/.686 shooting splits, Accolades and accomplishments: 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, 2023 NBA runner-up, All-America Second Team, Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
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